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It is by now reasonably known that DB2 9.7 speaks to a high degree Oracle. and there are articles of mine on developer works which speak to that. The question I keep hearing often from DB2 customers however is: What's in it for me? Can I mix Oracle and DB2 dialects? So in this entry I'll try to separate what is acceptable Oracle-speak around your DB2 applications and what is, well, language you should not use around the dinner table. You can classify DB2 9.7 Oracle speak into four categories: Extensions to DB2's functionality These are... [More]